After everyone left

Gao Xiyue said jealously, "Why is the Queen so nice to them? Especially Concubine Zhe. She relies on the eldest prince to contradict you every day with Qingying in the palace!"

Fucha Langya soothed her, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Xiyue, just wait and see. She will not let Ruyi off for avenging her son's murder."

Jingqin also helped to speak: "Yes, Madam Gao, the cold palace is under the supervision of Consort Shen and Concubine Zhe, so we can watch the show with peace of mind."

Gao Xiyue thought about it and agreed, and happily started chatting with Jingqin again.

Fucha Langya was speechless for a moment, then interrupted, "Jingqin, have you finished your homework today? Why didn't you go to the study?"

Jingqin was embarrassed by Fucha Langya's question and said coquettishly, "Mother, Yonglian is sick, and Yonghuang is also bedridden. The Grand Tutor said that we should rest for a few days and continue the discussion after Yonglian is well."

After saying this, Fucha Langya felt a complicated feeling in her heart. Jingqin had been intelligent since childhood, far superior to Yonglian, not to mention Yongzhang and Yonghuang. However, she had to delay her studies because of the illness of the two princes...

She sometimes regretted that if Jingqin was a prince, it would be great. Then, Fucha would have no worries.

Gao Xiyue was even more indignant and said, "This old-fashioned guy! Just because the prince is sick, the princess's studies will be delayed! Our Jingqin is so much stronger, yet she has to be dragged down..."

Moxin frantically pulled Gao Xiyue's clothes, and Gao Xiyue remembered that one of the sick princes was Yonglian, and she closed her mouth unwillingly.

Fu Cha Langya didn't blame her. She was also a little unhappy that Jingqin's studies were delayed, even if it was for Yonglian.

Jingqin knew what the two mothers were thinking, so she said coquettishly, "Mother, Madam Gao, don't worry. Although the Grand Tutor is no longer teaching, the Six Arts Master is still teaching. I have to go to Six Arts class with Jingse this afternoon, and I'm just waiting for Jingse to get up so we can paint together!"

Upon hearing this, Juan's mother, Fucha Langya, became even more angry and asked, "What? Jingse hasn't gotten up yet?"

As soon as the voice fell, Jingse heard the shouting at the door: "Big sister! Go to draw! Why don't you come out~"

Jingqin stuck out her tongue and ran out to find Jingse.

Jingqin and Jingse ran to the side hall to find Yonglian. Seeing that Yonglian had woken up, they asked the servants to open the window. The two of them chatted and laughed with Yonglian and painted at the same time.

Yonglian has been weaker than Jingqin and Jingse since childhood. He caught a cold just because of the change of seasons. He even had a fever two days ago, which made Fucha Langya very anxious. Now that Yonglian is almost well, Fucha Langya has cheered up and received the concubines.

Yonglian practiced martial arts with Jingqin, and under Jingqin's supervision, he rested well, and his health improved a lot. Even when the eldest prince was in the study room, bragging about how powerful he was and trying to provoke Yonglian, he was instantly reduced to dust by Jingqin.

Naturally, the matter could not be brought to Fucha Langya, and Fucha Langya did not keep a close eye on him like in the previous life. Moreover, the eldest prince was obviously useless now, and Yongzhang was a fool, so Fucha Langya was even less anxious.

Yonglian's asthma had not yet been stimulated, and Jingqin also carefully decorated the palace, fearing that Yonglian would be stimulated and die like in his previous life.

The three of them chatted and laughed, and the days passed by.

Chuxiu Palace

After struggling for several hours, Huang Qiying gave birth to a little princess. Although the cinnabar was discovered in time, it still hurt Huang Qiying and the dragon fetus in her belly.

In order to protect the royal heir in her belly, Huang Qiying drank pregnancy-preserving medicines that were harmful to the mother's body and the child. This led to a difficult delivery and the possibility of her conceiving again.

Huang Qiying fell asleep peacefully holding the little princess she had sacrificed her life for in her arms.

Hongli was still hoping for a son, but unexpectedly it was a daughter. He was not so disappointed, and named Huang Qiying Yipin, gave the third princess the name Jingyan, and rewarded the servants of Chuxiu Palace. He also named Chen Wanyin, who had made meritorious reports, as a concubine, and happily went to Chen Wanyin to share his joy.

Yonghe Palace

Jin Yuyan was so happy when she heard that Huang Qiying had given birth to a princess that she couldn't stop smiling. The title of the prince must belong to her son!

Jin Yuyan caressed the royal heir in her belly and said proudly, "My child, you must fight for your mother's honor. As long as you are a little prince, your mother will be able to turn things around!"

Changchun Palace

Hua Nian whispered a few words to Jing Qin, who sat up suddenly and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Hua Nian said solemnly, "It's absolutely true. I heard that Concubine Zhe is sending people to find out when Concubine Jin will give birth. She wants to take advantage of the time when Concubine Jin gives birth to directly report the matter to the emperor, so that Concubine Jin will never be able to recover. Bai Da Ying and Concubine Yi are also helping."

Jingqin smiled, stroked the Lingxiao flower hairpin on her head, and said slowly: "Since that's the case, let's help Empress Zhe too, right? The revenge for killing her son and mother cannot be let off easily.

Huanian, go find the Emperor... When Wang Qin comes... tell him..."

Huanian nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."

Yonghe Palace

Jin Yuyan was picking and choosing the dishes sent from the imperial kitchen when she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach and kept crying for the imperial physician.

When Bai Ruiji received the news, she immediately sent someone to tell Concubine Zhe.

Yangxindian

Wang Qin was reporting on the rumor that the emperor had asked him to investigate: "I have staked out several palace maids and eunuchs who were spreading the rumor in the imperial garden, and tortured them to find out the source of their information. They all said different things, so I had to torture them to get more information.

In the end, those people admitted that they had been paid to do the work, but the people who gave the money were different. I kept asking and finally found out the mastermind from one of them - it was Zhenshu who gave the money.

Hongli glanced at Wang Qin suspiciously and said, "Is that all? You've investigated until now?"

Wang Qin broke out in a cold sweat, but he still forced himself to remain calm and said, "Your Majesty! You don't know, these thieves are very cunning. When I first asked them, they insisted that it was Concubine Xian who ordered them to do it."

Hongli: "Princess Xian? How is that possible?"

Wang Qin continued flatteringly, "Yes, I think it's impossible. If it was really done by Concubine Xian, then wouldn't Concubine Xian have shot herself in the foot with the Locust Gate incident? Concubine Xian is not that stupid.

So I went to their homes and found that they had all made a fortune. This amount... just like Shen Chang said, the Ulanara Mansion couldn't afford it at all."

Hongli held his forehead. He didn't expect that what proved Ruyi's innocence was not her intelligence, but her poor family... A tribute girl from the Northern Dynasty was as wealthy as Ruyi's family. Really...

Wang Qin continued, "Slave, I brought in the families of several people for questioning, and they immediately confessed, but they only confessed a young palace maid from the Imperial Household Department.

Finally, after being interrogated, the young palace maid confessed to Zhenshu and even gave an earring as proof. I checked and it was indeed the one Zhenshu had worn before, and she had never worn it again.

Hongli was still a little confused and asked, "How did Jin Yuyan know?"

Wang Qin replied, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Yonghe Palace was also the palace of the commoner Jin. She was newly granted the title of noble lady, and the servants of Yonghe Palace all looked up to her, so naturally she would have been able to find out."

Hongli frowned.

Outside the door, Fucha Chuying cried out, "Your Majesty, please help my son!"

The people guarding the door were Jinbao Jinzhong. Seeing this, they quickly helped Fucha Chuying up and asked, "Empress Zhe, what are you doing?"

Hongli was helpless and shouted, "Jinzhong! Let Concubine Zhe come in!"

Fu Cha Chu Ying walked in panting with every step, imitating the posture of Xi Shi holding her heart.

It can be said that Zhepin's beauty trap was effective. Hongli's anger was immediately calmed down. He reached out to support Zhepin and said gently, "What's wrong? What happened to Yonghuang?"

Concubine Zhe fell into Hongli's arms and cried, "It's not Yonghuang, it's our princess. Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me!"

Li Yu happened to arrive and hurried in, shouting, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Concubine Jin is about to give birth!"

Hongli was shocked and asked, "What's going on? Didn't they say it would take a few days?"

Li Yu said anxiously, "The imperial physician said that Lady Jin's fetus is well-prepared and she might be about to give birth now."

Hongli looked at Concubine Zhe with guilt and said, "Concubine Zhe, I have to go see Jin Yuyan. Please go with me to Chuxiu Palace to talk to her."

Concubine Zhe: That’s exactly what I meant.

Concubine Zhe wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "The emperor has important matters to attend to, so I will just follow him."

Hongli took Concubine Zhe to Yonghe Palace.

Yonghe Palace

Inside, Jin Yuyan was crying heartbreakingly.

Outside the door, Fu Cha Chu Ying cried and said, "When I was in the palace, I was on good terms with Jin Shu Ren. When I was pregnant, Jin Shu Ren even came forward to congratulate me and gave me a recipe."

As she spoke, Ruxin stepped forward and handed over the recipe. It was a long time ago, and although the paper was a little worn, it was still intact, showing the owner's care in keeping it.

Hongli looked at the recipe and asked doubtfully, "Is there something wrong with this recipe?"

Fu Cha Chu Ying shook her head and said, "I specifically asked the court physician, who said it was an excellent recipe for maintaining health. I felt guilty at the time, thinking I had neglected Lady Jin's kindness, and I followed the recipe without missing a single meal.

Who would have thought... that Commoner Jin actually bribed the vegetable washerwoman in my small kitchen with a large sum of money. That maid mixed cinnabar into the food, and I ate it every meal, which is how I unknowingly miscarried..."

Fu Cha Chu Ying cried as she spoke.

Seeing the beauty crying, Hongli became even more angry and said, "Jin Yuyan has such a vicious heart! Where is that nanny?"

Fucha Chuying said with tears in her eyes: "The servants who took care of me at that time were all sent to the Old Summer Palace for failing to take good care of me. It was only after I heard what the imperial physician said that I remembered that I might have been harmed by cinnabar, and I quickly found the servant who had taken care of me before.

The servants all said that the vegetable-washing nanny died shortly after entering the Old Summer Palace. I was unwilling to accept this, so I traced the nanny's home. However, the neighbors all said that the nanny's family had made a fortune and moved away long ago.

I was so disheartened, but unexpectedly, a ray of hope appeared. I told the servant who shared the same room with Madam Washing Vegetables that he had seen Madam Washing Vegetables secretly bury a small box in the ground beside the room. I then sent someone to the palace to dig it out overnight.

Ruxin presented an old, small box. Wang Qin opened it and found a paper package inside. He was stunned when he saw it. He replied, "Your Majesty, it's cinnabar. There's also a message inside: Zhoujitang."

Fu Cha Chu Ying nodded and continued, "That's right, after I saw the paper package, I sent someone to Zhoujitang, which is near the nanny's house and is a medicine hall that specializes in providing medicine for ordinary people.

My people went to ask the doctor, and the doctor looked through the account book and found the record of the nanny buying medicine. Commoner Jin didn't know that cinnabar is precious and ordinary people would never buy it. This is how my concubine found out.

From the time I started eating the diet until I had a miscarriage, the vegetable-washing nanny bought six months' worth of cinnabar. Because I gave birth prematurely, she had some leftover, so she buried it secretly. If I had given birth normally, it would have been a perfect match."

Gao Xiyue was stunned and sighed, "What a vicious scheme!"

Fucha Chuying could no longer cry. She knelt on Hongli's knees and cried, "Your Majesty, please help me!"

Hongli said angrily: "What a vicious woman!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a baby crying was heard from inside the house.

Then the midwife came out holding the baby with a happy face, completely oblivious to the silent atmosphere at the scene.

The midwife was overjoyed and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, on giving birth to a chubby little prince."

Hongli's mind was preoccupied with other things, and he wasn't as happy as he'd expected to be with the prince. The midwife, looking embarrassed, realized something was amiss.

Fu Cha Langya's face was calm as she stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "Okay, the midwife has worked so hard. This time, her reward will be doubled, and the servants who serve Concubine Jin...Jia will also have their monthly wages doubled."

Everyone hurriedly expressed their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then they went back to their own business.

Hongli sat on the chair, his face gloomy, like a dark cloud. Langya slowly stepped forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Hongli frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "You say."

Langya took a deep breath and said slowly, "Although Concubine Jin committed heinous crimes, the little prince she gave birth to is still young and innocent. I believe that the little prince can be raised by Concubine Gao. This way, we can demonstrate the royal family's generosity and benevolence, and ensure that the little prince is properly cared for."

Upon hearing this, Gao Xiyue looked at Fu Cha Langya with surprise, then turned to look at Hongli with anticipation.

Hongli asked coldly, "Oh?"

Fucha Langya continued, "Among the concubines who can raise the prince now, Yipin and Zhepin both have grudges against Jin Shuren, Chunpin's Yongzhang is still young, and I have three children and cannot take care of them all. Only the Imperial Concubine is the most suitable."

Then he stepped forward and whispered in Hongli's ear: "Your Majesty, the concubine's cold has not been cured. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to have children in the future..."

Hongli looked at Gao Xiyue's expectant expression, was silent for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "Well, what the Queen said is very reasonable. Then let's do as you wish."

Fucha Langya walked back to Gao Xiyue, turned her head to look at her, and whispered, "Why don't you thank me?"

Gao Xiyue was struck on the head by surprise and quickly knelt down and said, "I thank the Emperor and the Empress for their grace. I will take good care of the little prince."

Hongli nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "Pass on my decree, Concubine Gao is intelligent, clever, gentle and virtuous, and is the mother of the fourth prince. Concubine Jin gave birth to the prince, and her crime can be pardoned, but she cannot escape punishment for her crime.

"The commoner Jin has repeatedly plotted to murder the prince, and is vicious and cruel. After one month, he will be sentenced to lifelong slavery in the Xinzheku, and will never be pardoned. The Northern Dynasty has ulterior motives and condoned the commoner Jin's plot to murder the heir to the throne. The Northern Dynasty king will be brought to the capital to be punished!"

Everyone: "Long live the emperor!"

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